Sri Gopi-gita

I feel blessed to have received the opportunity to depict this sacred subject matter in oil paint on canvas.  The making of it has marked a profound personal journey for me.  It has been printed as the cover of the recent Hindi edition of Sri Rasa-Pancha dhyay, and the English publication Gopi Gita.  By this offering, I pray that the deep purport and reality of this pastime may enter my heart, that its katha (narrations) may always adorn my ears, and that its kirtan may always dance upon my lips.

About the book:

This celebrated Sanskrit classic of India reveals the purpose of human life and the nature of pure spiritual love. Its divine poetry was originally sung by the young cowherd-maidens (gopis) of Vraja to their beloved Sri Krsna, God Himself, while searching for Him in the autumn moonlight on the banks of the sacred river Yamuna. Concealing Himself from their sight, He listened in adoration and wonder to their expression of amorous love for Him.

This authoritative edition of Gopi-gita is yet another of Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja’s invaluable literary gifts to humanity. Enlightening and thought-provoking, it illuminates the glories of the transcendental maidens of Vraja, and especially of Srimati Radharani, the Supreme Feminine Personality and the embodiment of the Supreme Lord Sri Krsna’s pleasure potency.

“I repeatedly offer my respects to the dust from the feet of the women of Nanda Maharaja’s cowherd village. When these gopis loudly chant the glories of Sri Krsna, the vibration purifies the three worlds.”

Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.63)

To find out more about the book please visit its official website:

http://www.gopigitabook.com/